Watch This
And ask yourself, do I want unfettered capitalism, or do I want to line these motherfuckers against the nearest wall? Hat tip to Galloping Beaver.
September 2011
I Know Who Lost
In my mind, last night's debate was Hudak's only chance to convince Ontario voters that he was Premier in waiting material, he had the chops to the lead the province.…
Blogging Tories Infected
This is what you see when you access any of their pages:More info on their disease here.
Velshi Bails
...on Ethical Oil, is replaced by Tory Blogger. Not to suggest causality, but I would note that the Harper government, after huffing and puffing a bit over the Canadian Value…
Cancelling contracts in the Ontario election
It's a theme in this election. Seen most recently in the Liberal move to cancel the power plant in Mississauga. A few points on that here...First, it should be noted…
Too damn hot!
Unknown Photographer, 1940s, a photo by kraftgenie on Flickr. AFter their shift cleaning out the blast furnaces, Edna and Eustace would head down to the the Pantages Theatre, still wearing…
Le “débat”…
Gee, these so-called debates are becoming more and more irrelevant with each passing election. Really now, because of the long period of time that Ontarians have had to cast their…
Middle East Peace the True story
My co-blogger Doggy and Owner has put a video on the website. This video is the one below. Now this video is filled with things that are completely not true.…
Another shot from the debate?
Who's on top?
McGuinty’s trade missions
After the debate I thought more about what Dalton McGuinty has done for Ontario jobs and I remembered something that didn't come up -- trade missions. These build jobs in…
Do debates matter? #nlpoli #nlvotes
Debates matter but not in the way some people think. For starters they have nothing to do with knock-out blows. That’s a media invention they use along with horse-race reporting…
Nobody Says "F*** You" Like Israel
As vile and racist as the regime is, you have to give them points for sheer chutzpah. Having denounced the Palestinians at the UN for not being serious about peace,…
Leaders’ debate; Dalton holds his own
"It was striking that the two opposition leaders, and Mr. Hudak in particular, were vastly more interested in talking about the incumbent's record than what they themselves have planned." http://bit.ly/oQThIg
Moving time allocation
So, that 102-page omnibus crime bill? The Conservatives have decided that enough time has been spent debating the principle of the bill and have moved time allocation on Second Reading.…
The Agony of Omar Khadr: The Documentary
I don't think I've ever been so ashamed to be a Canadian as the day I saw this video of CSIS agents interrogating Omar Khadr.The sound of Omar sobbing "help…
Iran’s overstated military capacities
Iranian Missile Test With the main thrust of the Libyan intervention dieing down - and with it the need to justify it by villainizing Qaddafi - Iran has firmly regained…
Poet and Mentor
I’ve mentioned Rhea Tregebov here before and am happy to have occasion to do so again. I’ve known Rhea for years, ever since The Writer’s Union of Canada matched us…
Ontario Leaders’ Debate
I wasn’t going to watch the debate because I had to go to the grocery store and I was pretty sure I knew how it was going to turn out…
Departure of Hugh MacDonald a more serious blow to Alberta Liberals than the mere loss of a single Grit
Hugh MacDonald: A serious loss to the Alberta Liberals. Below: Edmonton-Gold Bar NDP candidate Marlin Schmidt.The planned departure of Hugh MacDonald from the crumbling Alberta Liberal Party became official yesterday…
The Geopolitics of the Open Government Partnership: the beginning of Open vs. Closed
There hasn't been a ton of press about the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This is hardly surprising. The press likes to talk about corruption and bad government, people getting together…